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Stepping up Rural Women's Economic Empowerment in Kyrgyzstan
04/07/2017
In following a typical day in the life of a rural woman participant of the UN joint programme on “Accelerating Progress towards the Economic Empowerment...
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FAO Director-General José Graziano da Silva's message on International Women's Day
13/03/2017
Women play an important role in agriculture and food systems. Achieving gender equality and empowering women are crucial ingredients in the fight against...
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Women in the Changing World of Work: Planet 50-50 by 2030
08/03/2017
Poverty, hunger, malnutrition: the solution to these global challenges rests upon unlocking the full potential of women in the world of work.
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Betty Ndugga, a female entrepreneur in Uganda
08/03/2017
Betty Ndugga used to be a clothing trader in Uganda's capital of Kampala. After her husband died, she returned to her village and joined a local farmer...
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Disaster response and strengthening the resilience of the agriculture sector in the Philippines
07/03/2017
In the Philippines, FAO is helping farmers, fishers and whole communities to recover from both natural and man-made disasters, including typhoons, flooding,...
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Building Resilient Livelihood: Stories from the Chittagong Hill Tracts
06/03/2017
In the Chittagong Hill Tracts of Bangladesh, FAO is helping rural men and women farmers restore and diversify their livelihoods, and strengthen their...
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Supporting indigenous women in Nicaragua: the Mayagna women of the Mayaring Cooperative
01/03/2017
In Nicaragua, FAO's Forest and Farm Facility works with the Mayaring Cooperative, a women-only community-based organization of 26 women from the Mayagna...
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Tecnologías agrícolas ahorradoras de tiempo, empoderando a la mujer rural
09/02/2017
Las mujeres rurales suelen tener doble carga laboral. Dedican gran parte de su tiempo a las tareas del hogar y también a actividades relacionadas con...
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FAO-Gender & Pesticides: Elisabetta Tagliati
08/02/2017
Elisabetta Tagliati, FAO Programme Officer, Rotterdam Convention, explains the challenges and risks that rural families, especially women, across the...